Did your favorite coffee mug lose its handle? Here’s how to fix a broken coffee cup handle quickly and simply. The repair is even dishwasher safe!
How to Fix a Broken Coffee Cup Handle (Dishwasher Safe!) Read More 👉
The city of Leawood, Kansas, taught one little kid a very important lesson about local government this month:
That it sucks.
Little Kid’s Little Free Library? Not in Leawood, Kansas! Read More 👉
Got a stash of wine corks in a kitchen drawer? Whether you’ve got a few corks or a huge bag of them, we’ve got wine cork projects for everyone.
25 Wine Cork Projects to Bust Your Stash Read More 👉
Don’t buy new! Try DIY lighting and update an old lamp from a thrift store or garage sale!
DIY Lighting: How to Update an Old Lamp! Read More 👉
Recycle your unused CDs and DVDs into awesome DIY crafts!
DIY Crafts: 25 Ways to Recycle CDs and DVDs Read More 👉
Are you a wine cork hoarder like I am? Here’s how to make mulch using your stash of wine corks and which sort works best.
How to Make Mulch from Wine Corks Read More 👉
Want to attract some birds to your backyard for summer birdwatching? See how to make a bird feeder using an old paint can.
Spotted: How to Make a Bird Feeder from an Empty Paint Can Read More 👉
Paint chip crafts are SO cute that it’s hard to remember that crafting with paint chips is not actually “upcycling.”
Crafts that Use Paint Chips? Choose Something Else! Read More 👉
Wood stains are expensive and pretty toxic Check out how to stain wood using Kool-Aid instead!
Spotted: How to Stain Wood with Kool-Aid Read More 👉
Ditch the mix and get creative at your next cocktail party! Here are some cocktail recipes that you can craft from scratch.
15 Cocktail Recipes to Make from Scratch Read More 👉
The Fourth of July is right around the corner! What eco-friendly crafts will you make this year? Here are 25 awesome Fourth of July crafts to get you inspired!
25 Eco-Friendly Fourth of July Crafts! Read More 👉
You guys know that I love anything that encourages repair over replacing, so when I saw this review of the new Instructables book on home repair, I knew I had to share it here!
Instructables Book Review: How to Fix Absolutely Anything Read More 👉
Searching for Fourth of July crafts that are simple but oh-so-adorable? We have the perfect project for you — a recycled paper plant flag!
Fourth of July Crafts: Recycled Paper Plant Flag Read More 👉
It’s simple to create this DIY patriotic button art project from our sister site, Feel Good Style!
Spotted: Patriotic Button Art! Read More 👉
Let’s get crafty in the kitch! This iced tea vodka is all natural, and you can control how sweet or unsweet it is.
Iced Tea Vodka DIY Read More 👉
Want to invite pollinators to your garden? Try this awesome DIY beehive made with mason jars!
Spotted: DIY Beehive in a Mason Jar Read More 👉
Vintage sheets are my favorite fabric to sew. You can get them on the cheap, they’re super soft after having been washed a billion times, and the novelty prints immediately whisk me back to my own childhood and all the pop culture stuff that I was into that’s still really cool now (says I!).
Pajamas from a Vintage Sheet: The Dr. Seuss Project Read More 👉
Big kids can be harder to sew for.
30 Free Clothing Patterns and Tutorials for Big Kids Read More 👉
For a lot of DIY decor projects, a few coats of plain old house paint are all you need to turn a found or thrifted piece into something special.
15 DIY Decor Projects for Zero VOC House Paint Read More 👉
Celebrate summer with awesome summer crafts like this DIY canning lid wind chime!
Summer Crafts: DIY Canning Lid Wind Chime Read More 👉
School is out and it’s time to find summer crafts for kids! Here are 40 incredible kids crafts and activities to keep your kids entertained and engaged!
40 Awesome Summer Crafts for Kids! Read More 👉
This awesome, upcycled twist on the classic terrarium DIY is a miniature rainforest in a bottle!
Terrarium DIY: Turn an Old Soda Bottle into a Miniature Rainforest! Read More 👉
Olympic Paint makes a zero-VOC self-priming paint, but how does it stack up? Check out our review!
Olympic Paint Review: Zero VOC Paint + Primer Read More 👉
If you’d like a lovely outdoor space to relax in, or to let your kids play in, all summer and beyond, check out this scrap fabric teepee from Twig and Toadstool.
Spotted: Scrap Fabric Teepee from Twig and Toadstool Read More 👉
Turn bottles and canisters from your recycle bin into DIY toys for your children!
Spotted: Recycled Chalkboard DIY Toys Read More 👉
Are you getting your backyard cookout-ready? Instead of buying new furniture, check out how Rachel Denbow from A Beautiful Mess turned an old deck chair into a statement piece.
Spotted: Old Deck Chair Repaired in Style Read More 👉
It’s definitely worthwhile to spend the money on a few high-quality packed lunch supplies (my Klean Kanteen is practically an extension of my hand), but you’ll be surprised at how many packed lunch storage solutions you can craft for yourself from eco-friendly supplies, whether they be natural or upcycled.
15 DIY Packed Lunch Storage Solutions Read More 👉
I don’t know where our lunch bags go. Do you?
DIY Re-usable Lunch Bags from Makery, by Kate Smith Read More 👉
We got a great reader question about cassette tape knitting that I’ve been researching. Let’s take a look at how safe it is to craft with the tape part of old cassettes.
Is Cassette Tape Knitting Safe? Read More 👉
Are you hunting for Father’s Day gift ideas? Make your dad a handmade card with sheet music and magazine pages!
DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas: Make a Recycled Card Read More 👉
Make your dad a gift he will remember and cherish for years to come! Here are 30 incredible DIY Father’s Day gift ideas to get you inspired!
30 DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas! Read More 👉
Chicago artist Jim Bachor is turning Chicago potholes into art one mosaic at a time.
Chicago Potholes Are a Work of Art Read More 👉
Does flame retardant bother you, too? If so, what do you do about your kids’ pajamas?
Spotted: Summer Pajamas from The Mother Huddle Read More 👉
There are a lot of uses for old blue jeans, but rarely for every single part of the jean. If you know what you like to make (quilts for me, purses and skirts for you, perhaps?), then you’ll find that you can make your old blue jean storage much more neat and efficient, as well as space saving, by cutting the jeans up very carefully, just so, and storing them in their parts.
How to Break Down Jeans for Crafting and Storage Read More 👉
The techy, geeky part of me has long also been interested in how technology can help us out with removing stuff from the waste stream–there are only so many scrap fabric patchwork quilts that one human can make in her lifetime, you know?
Digital Design for Green Crafting: Dassault Systems Read More 👉
